The smallest proportion of people commuting by private car was in the New York-New, Jersey metropolitan area. Just under 60% of workers there drive or take car pools, while nearly 20% took the subway or train.

Commute to work on a one-wheeled scooter

Ithaca, N.Y., had the highest percentage of commuters who walk to work, at 18%, while Corvallis, Ore, has the greatest share of people biking to the office at 9%. More About 11% of people work from home in Boulder, Colo., the largest share in the country.